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Leavenworth City Commissioner approves contract for management of festival
When they met Tuesday, Leavenworth city commissioners approved a contract for a company to manage a new community festival. The new festival, which will be called Camp Leavenworth, is scheduled for Sept. 21-22 in the downtown area. Commissioners voted Tuesday…
Douglas County leaders: ‘Desire is there just to work together’ with City of Lawrence on Fire Medical chief hire
The Douglas County Commission has renewed hope that the county might have a seat at the table as the city of Lawrence seeks to hire the new chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus indicated at…
Horton city official says hospital will close Tuesday afternoon
The Horton city administrator says he expects the town's struggling hospital and clinic will close Tuesday afternoon.The closing of Horton Community Hospital would follow weeks of speculation about the viability of the facility, which employs 40-50 in the small northeast…
Pottawatomie County, Wamego to discuss commerce route agreement
Pottawatomie County and Wamego City Commissioners will meet in joint session next Monday to come to terms on an agreement to help fund the industrial commerce route around the southeast portion of Wamego. Both the city and the county agreed…
City of Topeka reports patching nearly two-thirds the number of potholes as its 2018 total
Topeka’s city government by late February had already repaired two-thirds as many potholes as it did in all of last year. The city had patched 8,395 potholes as of Feb. 26, city media relations coordinator Molly Hadfield said Tuesday. In…
Reno County Commission adopts policy eliminating public comment when it considers zoning changes
The Reno County Commission adopted a policy Tuesday that halts public comment at the county commission on zoning and land use issues when the planning commission conducts a public hearing. Instead, the commission will base any decision on zoning changes…
Hays looks at design for second waterline under I-70 to north
There is only one 16-inch line providing water to properties north of Interstate 70 in Hays. The city is planning to build another 12-inch water main for redundancy. There were only a few businesses to be served in the area…
Butler County participates in review of Hazard Mitigation Plan
Butler County and 10 other counties in South Central Kansas are participating in a project with the State of Kansas to update the Region G Multi-Hazard, Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan that is expiring on May 30, 2019. The purpose of the…
Sabetha Planning Commission tables decision on extraterritorial jurisdiction expansion
The Sabetha Planning Commission postponed a decision regarding the proposed expansion of the City of Sabetha’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. This comes after the Thursday, March 7, public hearing on the matter, during which members of the Planning Commission heard public comment…
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